Bear cub gets stuck in tree with cookie jar on his head

A bear cub was rummaging through trash on Friday when its head got stuck in an oversize cookie jar.(NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION)

RINGWOOD, N.J. — A frightened bear cub got its head stuck in an oversized cookie jar while rummaging through some trash and had to be rescued from a tree.

Environmental Protection Department spokesman Larry Ragonese says the 6-month-old cub apparently found the cookie jar Friday night in Ringwood, near the New York border.

As the 13-kilogram animal tried to eat what remained in the jar, he apparently pulled it over his head and it got stuck.

The cub became spooked when approached and went up a tree, but got wedged about 12 metres up.

Environmental protection staffers arranged netting in case the bear fell to the ground. After the animal was tranquilized by a department biologist, it was brought down and local firefighters gingerly cut the jar off its head.